Complaints List

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner’s complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists. Complaint information is also analyzed to monitor existing recalls for proper scope and adequacy.




NHTSA ID Number: 11355336

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-04

Manufacturer’s Name: General Motors, LLC

Vehicle Make: CHEVROLET

Vehicle Model: SILVERADO 3500

Model Year: 2015


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO WOODLAND CHEVROLET (530 QUALITY CIR, WOODLAND, CA 95776) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355335

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-01

Manufacturer’s Name: Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Make: FORD

Vehicle Model: EXPLORER

Model Year: 2015


Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER I CAN SMELL EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY UNDER ACCELERATION. I FOUND THIS TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE 2016-2017 MODELS,VIA A TSB 17-0044, BUT NOT THE 2015. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SEEM UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED THAT I TAKE IT IN AT MY EXPENSE TO DIAGNOSE AND "POSSIBLY" FIND THE ISSUE ON A PER HOUR RATE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CAUSING MY 6 YEAR TO GET CAR SICK, ONLY IN THIS VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE TO FEEL TIRED AND HAVE BODY PAINS AS SHE IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES IT THE MOST.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355334

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-08-01

Manufacturer’s Name: Hyundai Motor America

Vehicle Make: HYUNDAI

Vehicle Model: SONATA

Model Year: 2017


Summary

CAR IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL I HAVE TO PUT ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN CAR IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES SOMETIMES IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER DON'T WANNA GO BUT THEN IT JUST TAKES OFF MY MUFFLERS IS BLACK FROM THE OIL PUFFS OF SMOKE COME FROM MY MUFFLER SOMETIMES THERE IS NEVER ANY OIL ON GROUND NOT SURE WHERE IT'S GOING BUT IT'S GOIN SOMEWHERE IT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE SAY THAT THEIR SONATA IS DOIN THE SAME THING

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355333

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2019-11-01

Manufacturer’s Name: Kia America, Inc.

Vehicle Make: KIA

Vehicle Model: NIRO PHEV

Model Year: 2019


Summary

THE REVERSE LIGHTING IS INADEQUATE FOR REVERSE CAMERA IN DARK, WHICH PRODUCES GRAINY BACKUP CAMERA IMAGE. THE CAMERA WORKS FINE IN DAYLIGHT. THIS MAY REQUIRE PROPER LIGHTING OR CAMERA THAT WORKS WELL IN DIM LIGHT CONDITION. ALSO, THE CAMERA IS EXPOSED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS RAIN AND SNOW.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355332

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-16

Manufacturer’s Name: General Motors, LLC

Vehicle Make: CHEVROLET

Vehicle Model: EQUINOX

Model Year: 2018


Summary

THE OIL PLUG IS WEAK AND DAMAGED

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355331

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-03

Manufacturer’s Name: Kia America, Inc.

Vehicle Make: KIA

Vehicle Model: NIRO PHEV

Model Year: 2019


Summary

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN PARK GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT CAN HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 6400 MILES AND AGAIN AT ABOUT 6600 MILES. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS FLAT.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355330

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2019-10-09

Manufacturer’s Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Vehicle Make: MERCEDES BENZ

Vehicle Model: GL450

Model Year: 2014


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ GL450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BOUNCED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MERCEDES-BENZ OF CORAL GABLES (300 ALMERIA AVE, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR-WHEEL SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355329

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-16

Manufacturer’s Name: Nissan North America, Inc.

Vehicle Make: NISSAN

Vehicle Model: MURANO

Model Year: 2009


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUB FRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CALLED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355328

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-06-29

Manufacturer’s Name: Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Make: FORD

Vehicle Model: EDGE

Model Year: 2019


Summary

PURCHASED A RENTAL TURN-IN 6/29/20 FROM FORD DEALER WITH 21,715 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 3 WEEKS I RETURNED TO DEALER EXPLAINING WINDSHIELD HAD A VERY BAD DISTORTION WHICH EXTENDED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF REAR VIEW MIRROR DOWN INTO THE FIELD OF VISION WHILE DRIVING. THIS DISTORTION IS VISIBLE WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. PHOTOS SUBMITTED TO FORD FOR WARRANTY CLAIM & WAS DENIED. CALLED FORD MYSELF THIS WEEK & WAS TOLD THERE IS NO WARRANTY PROGRAM THAT COVERS THIS ISSUE .. THE 3 YEAR 36K MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE OWNER GETS TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. BACK WINDOW ALSO HAS DISTORTION BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF THE FRONT.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11355327

Complaint Date: 2020-09-16

Fail Date: 2020-09-16

Manufacturer’s Name: General Motors, LLC

Vehicle Make: BUICK

Vehicle Model: REGAL

Model Year: 2011


Summary

VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. WILL BURN AS MUCH AS 3 OR MORE QUARTS IN 1000 MILES OR LESS. WAS NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET MECHANIC THAT SOME OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL, BUT THAT IF THE CONSUMPTION WAS EXCESSIVE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO $3500 OR MORE TO FIX THE CAR. THERE ISN'T A RECALL OUT ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT ALL CARS EQUIPPED WITH THIS 2.4L ECOTECH ENGINE HAD THE SAME ISSUES FROM THE RESEARCH I CONDUCTED. THE MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PISTON RINGS ALLOWING OIL TO REACH THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. SOMETIMES EVEN THE FUMES COME INTO THE CAR AND THEY ARE PRETTY HARSH TO BREATHE IN.

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